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Rainy Sepang for DeGraaf Grand Prix Riders
18 October 2008
The second and final qualifying during the Polini Malaysian Grand Prix was held in wet conditions. In these circumstances the DeGraaf Grand Prix riders could not improve their lap times like the rest of the field. British youngster Danny Webb starts tomorrow from the front row on a 3rd position for the 3rd time in his career. Also the American Stevie Bonsey and Dutchman Hugo van den Berg could not improve their times and will start tomorrow from the 15th and 30th position.
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Waters Takes Phillip Island Supersport Win
08 October 2008
Team Joe Rocket Suzuki rider Josh Waters drew first blood in the Supersport support races at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island at the weekend. In conditions many riders described as the worst they had raced in, Waters got the better of an enthralling battle with Wayne Maxwell when he drafted by in the run to the chequered flag to take victory by just 0.041sec on his GSX-R600.
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DeGraaf Grand Prix Riders Shining at Wet Philip Island
04 October 2008
The first day for the DeGraaf Grand Prix Team during the Australian Grand Prix went superb. Danny Webb just missed the provisional pole position and ended on a very good second place. Also Stevie Bonsey liked the wet conditions at Philip Island and finished the session on a seventh position. Dutchman Hugo van den Berg rode a superb session and manages to ride his best qualification till now and grabbed the tenth position. The dry first session in the morning started good for British Danny Webb. During the session Webb was constantly in the top 10 and finish the session on a nice ninth position. Stevie Bonsey could found his rhythm fast and after several adjustments to the set-up the American ended on the 15th position. Hugo van den Berg had a little crash in the middle of the session but picked it up and could finish the session on a 28th position.
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MSS Discovery Kawasaki to join end of season Macau Grand Prix
24 September 2008
Experienced Macau Grand Prix campaigners, MSS Discovery have announced their intention to return to the famous 3.8 mile Macau street circuit in November in a bid to repeat their former race wining success at the traditional end of year racing celebration.
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Hayden and Honda to Say Farewell
15 September 2008
Nicky Hayden will ride his final race for the Repsol Honda Team at Valencia, Spain, on October 26. The American star and Honda have enjoyed a decade of racing action together, climbing motorcycling’s highest peak when they conquered the MotoGP World Championship in 2006.
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Difficult day for Tech 3 Yamaha in Stormy Indianapolis
15 September 2008
The Tech 3 Yamaha team had a difficult day in atrocious conditions during a weather-hit inaugural Indianapolis MotoGP race today. Texan Colin Edwards battled driving rain and fierce and unpredictable winds to claim 15th place, while British team-mate James Toseland couldn’t convert a promising early part of the 28-lap race into a point-scoring finish.
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Stoner 4th at Hurricane Hit Indy, Melandri 19th
15 September 2008
Casey Stoner came home a solid fourth in a treacherously difficult Indianapolis Grand Prix, which was hit by severely adverse weather that led to the race being interrupted by red flags with eight of the scheduled laps still remaining. Stoner battled throughout the race with Andrea Dovizioso despite losing rear grip in the early stages and was relieved merely to come out of it in one piece and with a decent points haul.
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Rossi Comes Through the Deluge to Make History at Indianapolis
15 September 2008
Valentino Rossi wrote another chapter in his ever-expanding history book at Indianapolis today, claiming his 69th premier-class win and becoming the most successful rider in premier-class history in the process. His hat trick of pole position, fastest lap and race victory made for a perfect first Indianapolis Grand Prix for the Italian and a third place for Jorge Lorenzo rounded off an exceptional weekend for the Fiat Yamaha Team.
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Andrea Dovizioso Takes Magnificent 5th Place in the Indianapolis Storm
15 September 2008
The weekend of the Indianapolis Grand Prix was marked by uncertain weather conditions, which were continuously changing, leading to the race being stopped with eight laps to go. The race, which started in the rain, saw Andrea Dovizioso battling for the lead in the early laps. After an excellent start, he led the race and took on the World’s best. Then, the increasingly intense rain and wind, which increased in strength, influenced the outcome of the race, leading to the premature end of the race with Andrea in fifth position.
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First Ever Wet Podium for Lorenzo in Indianapolis Downpour
15 September 2008
Jorge Lorenzo made the podium in a wet race for the very first time in his entire career today, claiming third place at the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix at the famous ‘Brickyard’. The 21-year-old Spaniard has now finished on the podium on each of the five occasions he has qualified on the front row in his rookie season and he was joined once again by his Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi, who took his seventh victory of the season with a masterful display of wet-weather riding.
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Spies Shines in the Indy Gloom
15 September 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP wildcard racer Ben Spies rode to a superb sixth place in atrocious conditions during the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix today. Spies pushed hard all race as he was involved in a battle for fourth place with reigning World Champion Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso. The new AMA Superbike Champion looked set to make an attack on both riders towards the end of the race, but conditions deteriorated so dramatically after 20 laps the race was stopped, and the result was declared as it stood at that time.
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MotoGP news - Indy Grand Prix
15 September 2008
The MotoGP stars took everything the weather could throw at them at the very first Red Bull Indy Grand Prix at Indianapolis to produce an amazing race that virtually assured the 2008 World Championship for Valentino Rossi. Torrential rain and gale force winds brought the race to a premature end but not before Rossi had secured his seventh win of the season to open up an 87 point lead over Casey Stoner with just four rounds of the Championship remaining.
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Andrea Dovizioso Still Competitive With Fifth in Indianapolis
13 September 2008
The last round of free practice for the Indianapolis Grand Prix in the MotoGP class has confirmed Andrea Dovizioso competitive even on a dry track. Despite forecasts that announced intense rain, the sky above the circuit remained dry. The track, wet from rain overnight, slowly dried and allowed the JiR Team Scot rider to finally get out on a track with dry weather tyres. During the first half of the session with grooved tyres and a wet track, Dovi was up at the front and continued to occupy the top positions until the end of the session. In an hour, which saw the first nine riders covered by a single second, the fifth time by Andrea is a good sign for the qualifying session, which will be held later this afternoon and is scheduled to finish at 15.00hrs local time.
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Tech 3 Yamaha Battle Indy Rain
13 September 2008
Heavy rain dominated the long-awaited opening day of the inaugural Indianapolis MotoGP today, with Tech 3 Yamaha’s Colin Edwards and James Toseland battling treacherous conditions to finish 15th and 17th respectively.
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Difficult First Day for the DeGraaf GP Team at Wet Indianapolis Motor Speedway
13 September 2008
Today it was the first time for everybody at the famous track Indianapolis Motor Speedway. During this rainy day of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix the DeGraaf Grand Prix Team riders were not on the pace yet. Danny Webb was the fastest rider of the DeGraaf Grand Prix Team and qualified on a provisional 19th position. American Stevie Bonsey is riding his home grand prix this weekend but couldn’t make friends yet with the track and qualified on a provisional 22nd position. Hugo van den Berg didn’t qualify and is the first rider outside the qualification limit.
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Yuki Takahashi makes a good start in Indianapolis
13 September 2008
The weather conditions did not have mercy on the first day of free practice for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, but they did not affect Yuki Takahashi who finished the morning’s practice in eighth position. The JiR Team Scot rider is dedicated to getting comfortable with the US circuit, which has different asphalt conditions, along with significant differences in grip levels. Yuki continues to gather more information on the setting of the bike, and if the weather does not worsen, Yuki will focus on improving his performance in the first day of official tests this afternoon.
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Heavy Rain Dampens First Day at Indianapolis
13 September 2008
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP’s three rider attack at this weekend’s inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix in America was hampered today in its preparations for Sunday’s race by persistent rain at new 4,216m circuit. Chris Vermeulen, Loris Capirossi and wildcard rider Ben Spies were able to complete plenty of valuable wet-weather testing, which looks like it could be very important as heavy rain and storms – some of which could be the remnants of Hurricane Ike that is battering America at the moment – will probably be a continuing factor over the whole weekend.
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Andrea Dovizioso Makes Brilliant Debut in Indianapolis With 4th-best Time
13 September 2008
The bad weather conditions of the first round of free practice of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis were certainly not ideal when riding an unknown circuit. Andrea Dovizioso though had little problem with finding his way around the new circuit, posting as he did the fourth-best time on his and everyone else’s debut on the track. The Italian rider also managed to stay in the top ten positions for the entire session.
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Lorenzo Seventh as MotoGP Lands at Indianapolis
13 September 2008
MotoGP made its long-awaited debut at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana today, the first time in 99 years that the track has seen motorcycle action. Jorge Lorenzo played a promising part in the opening day, finishing seventh overall in soaking wet conditions.
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Rossi Makes Rainy Debut at The Brickyard
13 September 2008
The historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway had its first taste of MotoGP action today as the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix got underway, but it was a rain-hit debut for the sport at this most famous of racetracks. Nonetheless Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi made an encouraging start and is optimistic for the weekend, should the weather not become even worse.
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